Dec 20, 2016
- Use the sentences in the box to make sentences with ‘as if’.
○ it has just been cut ○ I’m going to be sick ○ he hadn’t eaten for a week ○ she was enjoying it ○ she had hurt her leg ○ he meant what he was saying ○ he needs a good rest ○ she didn’t want to come - Mark looks very tired.
He looks - Sue was walking with difficulty.
She looked - I don’t think he was joking.
He looked - The grass is very short.
It looks - Peter was extremely hungry and ate his dinner very quickly.
He ate - Carol had a bored expression on her face during the concert.
She didn’t look - I’ve just eaten too many chocolates. Now I’m feeling ill.
I feel - I phoned Emma and invited her to the party but she wasn’t very enthusiastic about it.
She sounded
- Mark looks very tired.
- What do you say in these situations? Use ‘You look’, ‘You sound’, ‘I feel as if …’ Use the words in brackets to make your sentence.
- You meet Bill. He has a black eye and some plasters on his face.
You say to him:
You (be / a fight) - Christine comes into the room. She looks absolutely terrified.
You say to her:
What’s the matter? You (see / a ghost) - Sarah is talking to you on the phone about her new job and she sounds very happy about it.
You say to her:
You (enjoy / it)
or
You (enjoy / it) - You have just run one kilometre. You are absolutely exhausted.
You say to a friend:
I feel (run / a marathon)
- You meet Bill. He has a black eye and some plasters on his face.
- Make sentences beginning ‘It looks as if …’, ‘It sounds as if …’.
○ you had a good time ○ there’s been an accident ○ they are having an argument ○ it’s going to rain ○ she isn’t coming ○ we’ll have to walk - Sandra said she would be here an hour ago.
You say:
It - The sky is full of black clouds.
You say:
It - You hear two people shouting at each other next door.
You say:
It - You see an ambulance, some policemen and two damaged cars at the side of the road.
You say:
It - You and a friend have just missed the last bus home.
You say:
It - Sue and Dave have just been telling you about all the interesting things they did while they were on holiday. You say:
It
- Sandra said she would be here an hour ago.
- These sentences are like the ones in Section D. Complete each sentence using ‘as if … were’.
- Brian is a terrible driver. He drives the only driver on the road.
I’m 20 years old, so please don’t talk to me a child.
Steve has only met Nicola once but he talks about her a close friend.
It was a long time ago that we first met but I remember it yesterday.
- Brian is a terrible driver. He drives the only driver on the road.
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